In modern culture, women and men are less and less satisfied with their body shape. According to a report prepared by the Federal Trade Commission, seventy percent of Americans are trying to maintain their weight or lose weight (Kittleson 75). To compensate for being overweight, an individual will develop an eating disorder. According to Mark Kittleson, eating disorders occur when an individual eats too much or too little (1). There are three different types of eating disorders, anorexia, bulimia and binge eating. According to Jessica Bennett, twenty-five million people in the United States suffer from binge eating disorder, and ten million women and one million men suffer from anorexia or bulimia. Studies have shown that bulimia, anorexia and binge eating are triggered by social, psychological, relational or genetic factors; social factors, however, have the greatest impact on men and women. Of the three eating disorders, anorexia receives the most attention and has the highest mortality rate, at 6%, of any mental illness. According to the International Journal of Eating Disorders, half of the deaths caused by anorexia are suicides. Anorexia is when an individual feels that their body is distorted. Anorexia is also when an individual starves due to the fear of being overweight (Elkins 44). If an individual suffers from anorexia, they will lose fifteen to sixty percent of their body weight by starving themselves. Some of the symptoms of anorexia are heart problems, anemia, and fertility problems (“eating disorders”). Another terrible eating disorder is bulimia, which is when a person eats too much, feels guilty, and then purges, eats... half a piece of paper... and controls their weight. Np: Enslow Publishers, 1998. Print.Johnson, Craig and Cynthia Bulik. “Genetics play a significant role in eating disorders.” Eating disorders. Ed. Spejo Romano. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. Opposing Views. Rpt. from "Brave New World: The Role of Genetics in the Prevention and Treatment of Eating Disorders." www.wpic.pitt.edu/research/pfanbn/genetics.html. 2002. 36-40. Opposing points of view in context. Network. December 5, 2013. Kittleson, Mark J., ed. The truth about eating disorders. Np: np, 2005. Print.Rader, Jonathon. “Does the media cause eating disorders?” HealthcareCommunication.com. Np, 28 August 2012. Web. 5 December 2013.WH, Kaye, Berrettini W, Gwirtsman H, and George DT. “Altered immunoreactivity of cerebrospinal fluid neuropeptide Y and peptide YY in anorexia and bulimia nervosa.” pubmed.gov. Np, nd Web. 9 December. 2013.